How molecular is molecular developmental biology? A reply to Alex Rosenberg's reductionism redu

2025-01-08 Classification：Philosophy Click()
Author：Laubichler, MD; Wagner, GP

Article Title：How molecular is molecular developmental biology? A reply to Alex Rosenberg's reductionism redux: Computing the embryo

Abstract：
This paper argues in defense of the anti-reductionist consensus in the philosophy of biology. More specifically, it takes issues with Alex Rosenberg's recent challenge of this position. We argue that the results of modern developmental genetics rather than eliminating the need for functional kinds in explanations of development actually reinforce their importance.

Keywords: molecular developmental biology; physicalist antireductionism; functional kinds

DOI: 10.1023/A:1006750126784

Source：BIOLOGY & PHILOSOPHY

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